Dumpster Diving for Coupons?

I know most of you have probably heard of or have watched the 

new TLC show, Extreme Couponing. I've heard of it recently and

haven't had the chance to watch it in it's entirety. My friends and family

have called or texted me about it and brought up the couponer that goes

dumpster diving for her coupons. I did see that on TLC's site and 

don't see anything really wrong with it. People do what they have

to in order to save money or survive. It doesn't look like a dumpster

but a recycling bin. 

Last week I head over to our complex's mailroom to check our

mail and came across the Smartsource Weekly flyer and inserts 

inside and found two coupon inserts. In the mail room there are 

two garbage cans that were just full of paper and everyone's flyers

that they didn't want. So what did I do? Yes, I started rummaging

through that first wastebasket next to our box and ended up finding

a total of 50 inserts combined just from that basket. 

Did I save any money with those coupons? I sure did. There were

the square ramen noodle bowl coupons for .50c off each. I ended 

up with 20 of those coupons and paid .29c each after coupons for

those. Not bad..and the list goes on. Is it worth it? it sure is..with 

all the coupon inserts I walked away with, it saved me alot of $$ I 

don't have. I did share most of those coupons with my friends and 

family who are trying to start their stockpiles. 

I spent mostly 3 hours cutting and sorting them today and ready 

to go back tomorrow for some more. My 7 yo gets embarrased

while my 6 yo is happy to assist me by carrying a couple of inserts

for me to the car. I figure with our financial situation the way it is
it's something I have to do to continue our little stockpile while
trying to get our bills paid down. Right now I'm mainly interested
in stocking up on batteries, soaps, shampoos and deodorants
since we're doing pretty good in the food area. It's a new year
and I'm trying not to get alot of processed food and mainly lean
towards healthier food options such as fruits and veggies. 

mpuanani